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One of my first soaps was a mountain soap. I like clear lines in soap and have some people around me who like mountains, so it was a win-win. The way I did it was very complicated and finally, after a brain wave, I found an easier way to do it. You can read all about the making of the soap on...

There are some benefits of gelling, but I usually dislike it and try to keep my soaps from doing it. Some are stubborn and then I usually end up with soaps that are kind of rubbery. Very strange consistency. I find it doesn't really go away. Like with aging, when the soap gets older it would...

Hi, after the shaving soap I now made some make up brush cleaner soap. Both of them with high stearic acid content. As this is a "special" ingredient I wanted to ask you for your advice, helpful hints and ideas. It seems if you use a lot of stearic acid (30% was the highest I dared to go so...

This wonderful site has taught me how to make liquid soap. IrishLass in particular has wonderful tutorials and explanations. Can't thank everyone enough. Soaping has taught me so much and one of things is, that there are usually many ways to be successful. So I wanted to post my recipe and...

Hi, just wanted to tell you all how much I love this forum. Wanted to thank all the people that work for it! And all the people posting, sharing their experiences, thoughts and findings. Am not posting anything because of internal problems (too depressed to feel I have anything to say). But...

Hi, I've been making soap for some time now (nearly two years) and lately a lot of soaps are just crumbling. After a longer search, changing the recipe etc I am certain that it is the shea butter. I've been buying it always with the same supplier but it seems to have changed, its already...

Hi everyone, some months ago I was "infected" with the soap virus :) Since then I cant stop making soap (CP), I am happy to say that it has cooled down a bit, I can already think of other things than soap, but just barely ... I live near Vienna, Austria, am currently 51 and thought of...